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WaitWaitWha on Dec 4, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: ADSL works over wet string (2017)

I remember in the 90s when we were deploying a business campus, we first used ADSL services from the local carrier, but not for long.

We discovered we can get "dry lines", basically just rent copper run from site-to-site, nothing on it from local carrier. Slap ADSL modems on each and we got max throughout, at a fraction of the cost. Then we upgraded to SDSL, and that was like hitting the jackpot.

IntelMiner on Dec 5, 2021 [–]

I'm not sure if I'm reading this right. You got an unused copper line and stuck ADSL modems on both ends that talked to each other?

WaitWaitWha on Dec 10, 2021 | [–]

Almost. Search "dry loop DSL" or "naked DSL".

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